I plan on harvesting some honey in the next couple of weeks. Not much, perhaps just a frame or two. I want to compare this season's honey to last season's, of which I still have several pounds. I don't have an extractor (yet), so I plan on uncapping the frame and letting the honey drip out. I know this might take a while, but it's more of an experiment than a full-on harvest.
Did I tell you that I'm making mead with some of last year's honey? I have a three gallon carboy bubbling quietly in the basement. Mead takes several months to ferment, so I am patiently waiting on this project, watching the magic happen. It's golden and cloudy with tiny bubbles rising to the surface. (Oh, and since I love me a good fermentation project I am also making some stout. I'll be bottling that this weekend!)
Our daycare is on a farm and has a co-op that we joined. Last year they made mead and some stout. I couldn't stomach the mead. Too strong!
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